Notes From The Phillies’ 1-1 Tie Against Minnesota

The Philadelphia Phillies played to a 1-1 tie with the Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon.

• Jeff Manship got the start, and went three innings allowing one run on two hits and a walk. Manship hit a batter that ended up coming around to score the lone run.
• B.J. Rosenberg pitched two scoreless innings, allowing a hit and a walk.
• Jeremy Horst pitched a scoreless inning, striking out two.
• Philippe Aumont threw a scoreless seventh inning.
• Brad Lincoln pitched two clean innings to finish up the afternoon.
• The Phillies’ offense managed just two hits today, one from Ben Revere and another from Tony Gwynn.
• Ronny Cedeno had the only RBI.
• Bobby Abreu went 0-3 and left two on base.
• Darin Ruf went 0-3 with a walk.
• John Mayberry went 0-3 with a strikeout.

Final Thoughts

Jeff Manship is very much in the mix for the fifth starter spot.

Manship has a 1.29 ERA for the Spring, and he’s gotten the attention of Ryne Sanberg.

“The guy is lights out for the spring,” said Sandberg. “It could mean something. This is the time for opportunity. So we’re going to take a look. What I’ve seen this spring is, he’s living at the knees. He’s down in the zone. He’s just down. Consistently down. And when he does get behind, he knows how to pitch a little bit. He gets hitters out.”